State level MC and MC meeting held
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, January 05 2017:
The first meeting of the State level Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MC & MC) on the ensuing State Assembly Election was held today at the conference hall of Old Secretariat, Imphal.
The meeting that was chaired by Chief Electoral Officer Manipur Vivek Kumar Devangan dwelt on issues relating to paid news and other instigating contents in media reports which is against the Code of Conduct.
He said, Election Commission of India had notified the activation of MC & MC at district level also and therefore, altogether, ten such committees have been formed and activated.
It will check all the election related contents provided by media, he said.
The meeting resolved to educate political parties and journalist and to organize workshops for political parties and editors.
It also resolved to held the next meeting on January 20 .
All the chairmen and members of District Level MC&MC and journalists will be invited to the meeting.
Additional CEO RK Dinesh Singh, Ravindra Kumar, Member PCI, Dr N Johnson, Joint Director IPR and State Nodal Officer of MC&MC N Krishnakumar Singh participated among others in the meeting.